All ages can ring and here is a wonderful example of how school children can learn to take to the ropes.  Elizabeth Butler, Tower Captain of St. Michael’s in the lovely village of AMBERLEY organised the senior children of the school to celebrate ST.GEORGE’S Day by ringing out from their local church.  All succeeded wonderfully and they had a surprise guest – the Ringing Master of the SCACR joined in wearing his chain of office which fascinated the children.  He also brought along a working model to demonstrate the bells action.  They all rang and thoroughly enjoyed the experience adding to the excitement of the day.  Well done to them all.

The 8 bells of the church in the village of Westonzoyland have been silent for a while but the band were determined to set them up to ring. Here they are having rung during the day and helped make a great celebration for ST.GEORGES’s Day.  The photo was sent in by John Hallett.

Here are the band celebrating a great ring from 6 bells and toasting the success of the day decked out with Red Roses generously supplied by the President of the bellringers – Diane Corbett.  This happy photo was sent in by Caroline Levy Cooper

Here are the merry band who rang out for ST.GEORGE today from St. Mary’s and its 8 bells.  All decked out looking just the part to celebrate England’s Day.  Well done to your all.

The ringers of ESSEX who took up the challenge for the Rolling Ring have completed an exhausting day but a great fun day and a huge achievement.  Here are some of the ringers at Littlebury church of the Holy Trinity with its 6 bells standing in front of the wonderful stained glass window of ST.GEORGE!  There will be more to come on how many towers were conquered.

To all ringers across the land HAPPY ST.GEORGE’ S DAY and thank you for all your wonderful, generous, stirring support.

The numbers of bells going to ring on Saturday are growing across the southern counties of the country and they include: Peasmarsh – All Saints and Beckley – SS Peter & Paul and St Mary’s Ticehurst in East Sussex, Chalfont St Peter’s and All Saints – High Wycombe in Bucks. All Saints  – Kingston Seymour and St Peter’s Portishead in Somerset . In Kent -SS Peter & Paul in Tonbridge and in Hampshire Petersfield’s St. Peter whose picture is below. Lovely churches all ready to ring out on Saturday for ST. GEORGE’S DAY.

Do you live in PRESTON Lancashire?  Your MINSTER (see picture below) with its wonderful 12 bells will be part of the challenge of a ‘Rolling Ring’ all around getting as many towers to ring out from early in the morning to the end of the day. The volunteer ringers will start at the church of St. Peter in Scorton with 8 bells.  It will then send out a ripple of ringing throughout the day when the last tower might be Adlington.  Who knows how many will ring so go and give them a cheer.

This most iconic of London’s buildings ST.PAUL’S will be ringing for ST.GEORGE.  Its 12 bells will be rung by London University Students in the morning of Saturday making a wonderful sound that will resonate across the city reminding everyone how important a day ST.GEORGE’S DAY is.  What a great experience for such young ringers and what an honour.  Listen out and give them a cheer.

More towers across the NORTH joining the Campaign to ring out for ENGLAND & ST.GEORGE. They include Wilbarston – All Saints, and Ashley – St. Mary’s, and Weston by Welland – St. Mary the Virgin all in Northamptonshire. Whitley Bay – St. Paul’s near Newcastle. Old Brampton – SS Peter & Paul in Derbyshire, pictured below, all getting ready to ring their hearts out for this Saturday April 23rd.